Columbia, SC...Part I

There are SO many pics...I'm gonna have to break it down! LOL Between Brooke & I, hundreds of pictures were snapped this weekend. [insane] So anyways...Valentine's Day was the perfect excuse to getaway for the weekend! Saturday morning, the Lovins and I woke up bright and early, loaded up the car, picked up Brooke, made a pit stop at Starbucks, topped off and then eventually hit the road to Columbia, SC! We barely made it over the border, before we noticed that the snow we had gotten the night before was actually 'sticking' here...the further we drove the thicker it got...so eventually we pulled off into a rest area and let the Lovins go Cuh-razy! It may not seem like much...especially to those of you up North...but this is a LOT for the South...I even had to buy close toed shoes! :/

Lambie's 1st snow! She LOVED it...but didn't want to touch it! Awwww...Kailee nailed her! But...uh...watch out, cause payback is a... ...well lets just say, it sucks! LOL

10 minutes after getting out of the car we were frozen and SO ready to hop back in and defrost! LOL So we continued our journey to Columbia...completely in awe of all the snow and counting the numerous cars that had slid off the road. After some very cautious driving, we finally made it to Columbia and headed straight for Build-a-Bear...apparently everyone had the same idea because the store was crowded. But that didn't stop the Lovins from having a blast! Kailee opted for the Snow Leopard...1 of the few animals she doesn't already have...and for the first time it's a 'boy'...his name is Alex and is dressed just like a Jonas Brother! LOL

Lambie picked a grey kitty...we named it Lulu.

However, she calls it Titty Tat...so cute!

...and Ryan chose the dog w/floppy ears, who is named Adrian Quwitch Batman III! It has Brooke's voice in it, which he LOVES! We ended up strolling the mall for about 3 hours and then grabbing a quick bite to eat! Everyone was wiped out, so we decided to check into the Hotel and chill, till it was time for dinner!

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More SNOW...outside the hotel!

He's crazy!!!

She's rockin' the side ponytail...

Loving her new hoodie...I can't believe she wears an adult XS!

So this was our Saturday...the night ended with a bottle of Moscato & tabloid magazine cross word puzzles! Don't let that fool you, we had too much fun [dorks] and the party didn't stop there...the weekend was fabulous and there are MANY more pics to come...so stay tuned!